Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007) was a Manchester born Jewish actor, committed communist and a founder member of Joan Littlewood's 'Theatre Workshop'. He wrote The Theatre Workshop Story, published by Methuen - a definitive account of the company's early years, including their move to the Theatre Royal in Stratford East. He is also known for numerous theatre roles, including Bill Bryden's The Mysteries and Lark Rise to Candleford at the National Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s, TV roles such as Knock Knock in Only Fools and Horses, and films like The Hill, The Offence, Blood on Satan's Claw and Fiddler on the Roof.
Three Clear Sundays
(Albert Ketch)
The Evil of Frankenstein
(Drunk)
The Hill
(Walters)
Berserk!
(Emil)
The Blood on Satan's Claw
(The Doctor)
Bedazzled
(Sloth)
The Virgin of Liverpool
(Mr. Hodges)
To the Devil a Daughter
(Critic (Roger))
Crucible of Horror
(Petrol Pump Attendant)
Savage Messiah
(Gendarme (uncredited))
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
(Self)
Marriage of Convenience
(Onion Seller)
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
(Dermot)
The Bespoke Overcoat
(Rabbi)
The Fool
Fiddler on the Roof
(Nachum)
Blackball
(Reg Boyt)
Where's Jack?
(Surgeon)
Innocent Bystanders
(Zimmer)
Othello
(Second Senator)
Antony & Cleopatra
(Soothsayer)
Take a Girl Like You
(Labour Agent)
Just One Kid
(Father)
The Offence
(Lambert)
You Can't Win 'Em All
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
(Professor)
The Avengers
The Saint
(Mercier)
Waking the Dead
(Harold Newman)
Private Schulz
(Pawnbroker)
Into the Labyrinth
No Hiding Place
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
(Will Somers)
Man in a Suitcase
Fair Game
BBC Television Shakespeare
The Adventurer
(Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel)
The Mysteries
(Noah / John Baptist / Paul)
Peak Practice
(Old Man)
A.D.
(Timon)
All Creatures Great and Small
(Bill Shadwell)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
(George Wilson)